Boy, 1, suffers life-threatening injuries in crash
A one-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after a serious crash involving three vehicles.
Four people - including two children - were injured after a grey Skoda Karoq collided with a white Peugeot 208 on the A303's eastbound carriageway in Amesbury, Wiltshire, police have said.
The Peugeot then spun onto the westbound carriageway, crashing head-on with a silver Volvo V70, near the Bulford junction at about 17:30 GMT on Friday.
The road was closed in both directions, but has now reopened eastbound.
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The westbound carriageway is due to reopen soon, police said.
A woman in her 20s was driving the Peugeot with two boys, aged five and one.
The woman suffered serious injuries and the five-year-old was also injured, but neither of them are in a life-threatening condition.
The driver of the Volvo, a man in his 70s, suffered minor injuries, police said.
Wiltshire Police is urging anybody with relevant information to contact them.
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